Alois Liška

Alois Liška
Portrait of Alois Liška
Born(1895-11-20)20 November 1895
Záborčí, near Liberec, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic)
Died7 February 1977(1977-02-07) (aged 81)
Putney, London, England, U.K.
Allegiance Czechoslovakia
Branch Czechoslovak Army
Years of service1915–1948
RankGeneral
Commands1st Czechoslovak Armoured Brigade
Battles / wars

Alois Liška (1895–1977) was a Czech army officer who served in both World Wars, ultimately as a Brigade General commanding the 1st Czechoslovak Armoured Brigade at Dunkirk in 1944–45. He was born on 20 November 1895 in Záborčí, some 17 kilometres south east of Liberec, and died on 7 February 1977 in Putney, London.